Making Charcoal with the Exeter Retort
By woodlandstv
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Alan and Jo Waters are expert charcoal makers with many years experience of this traditional skill from the land they coppice. Here they speak about the benefits of charcoal production using the Exeter Retort. They join with Geoff Self and Robin Rawle, designers and manufacturers of this Retort, to explain their experiences of the benefits of this method compared to traditional ring kilns - that the Retort produces more charcoal, that it has a shorter burn time, is cleaner, more efficient, easily accessible and transportable, and that it ultimately produces better quality charcoal - ideal for small woodland owners. [email protected] http://www.carboncompost.co.uk/ An Adliberate film http://www.adliberate.co.uk for WoodlandsTV http://www.woodlands.co.uk/tv
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Superb video. Very interesting and informative. Well done.
Wonderful
Such a good idea with it being on a trailer, you could take it on site if you were hedgelaying or something like that and turn all your waste material into fuel.
Great idea making it all about waist high! Easier on the old back!
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Brilliant film.
Just ordered some bags for 2017. Maybe one day I'll have enough sales to buy a retort.
Using a hookway style retort at the moment, dreaming of using an Exeter in the future 🙂
01243 – is that chichetser area?
i wouldnt mind coming over to film this and get some interest if you like.
excellent work chaps
Alan and Jo got me started in forestry twenty-odd years ago. Great people!
great to see charcoal made In different ways keep up the good work the best charcoal is British made thank you guys.
Justin Holifield
February 6, 2017